Child abuse

A woman who allowed her husband to fatally abuse a 2-year-old boy in their care was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison after prosecutors said she ordered the daily beatings and directed the couple’s own children to lie to investigators.

A Frederick County man has pleaded guilty to fatally abusing a 2-year-old boy by kicking and shaking the toddler, beating him with a belt and cleaning his teeth with a wire brush meant for barbecue grills.